Success

 Success

June 26, 2026

2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NKJV) 

1 You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

There are men who are successful at doing great things, and then there are even greater men who not only accomplish great things,  but teach others to follow in their footsteps and do even greater things. Jesus Himself taught this principle  to His disciples.

John 14:12-14 (NKJV) 

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will doalso; and greater [works] than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 “And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 “If you ask anything in My name, I will do [it.]

This seems to be a hard lesson for men to learn. In the working world, you often see men who are good at their job, but who guard their trade secrets jealously and do not pass on their knowledge to others. When it is time for them to move on, the business suffers because there is no one ready to take on their job. I’ve seen this time and again in my working life. There seems to be some innate fear in man that they will be replaced if they teach another, but the truth is that will be much more successful if there are others trained to do what they do. It’s sad to see this. I’ve even seen cases where someone had to be pulled out of retirement because some major equipment had been shut down and no-one currently working knew how to get it started up again. So the lesson is to apply yourself diligently, but make sure that there is someone following yiu who can do your job, and greater works as well. That’s the way that Jesus did it.